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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Accuracy For Adoptees Bill Passed

The Accuracy for Adoptees bill has been signed into law! So if you've had a birth date change at the state level for your adopted child, it will be recognized when getting their passport and Certificate of Citizenship. Link to site is the title below, with the summary.

Shown Here:Passed House without amendment (12/23/2013)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Accuracy for Adoptees Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a certificate of citizenship or other federal document issued, or requested to be amended, reflect the child's name and date of birth as indicated on a state court order, birth certificate, certificate of foreign birth, certificate of birth abroad, or similar state vital records document issued by the child's U.S. state of residence after the child has been adopted or readopted in that state.

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